really rad. incredible even. nsmb sounds hella epic. like major motion picture action. my only critique is that runnin is hardly recognizable until a certain point. but hell man, many kudos to you. this is real good. even if you don't win, hopefully you'll make more. :D

"The only suggestion I would make is to replace the orchestra folks'
heads with YTMND fad characters."
Quoted for truth. This music is epic. Want kind of education or training do you have in doing this kind of thing? I've always wanted to make orchestra remixes.

Niatona, note that http://steamsteamstokowski.ytmnd.com/ was not the YTMND creator's work, though. But yeah, I understand your comments. This was really not meant to be a full-on YTMND, guys. It was just for the contest. Seriously, though, thanks a ton to all of you.

Trenchgun: "Want
kind of education or training do you have in doing this kind of thing?" Actually, I do this as a hobby. I've been into electronic music production for a while and I've lately been interested in classical composition. This is by no means professional. In fact, I'm still in high school :/

SCModder: Number one tip? Don't use the synths and instruments that Fruity gives you. You're going to have to do a lot of searching if you want to find some quality samples and VSTs.
ForceUser: Oh, I meant I did the image in two minutes. Sorry for the confusion.

My bank account cries at the cost of the products - I've been trying MIDI sequencers and trackers alternately, but can't find real great samples for free :/
Incredible work, especially NSMB. I would likely pay for a complete album of these - and if it boosts your motivation any, they sound professionally done ...
(BTW, I happen to like the somber mixes of RIT90's ...)

Zeke: Check out http://kvraudio.com. Plenty of free VST plugins that are of good quality. Edirol is indeed a bit expensive, but I had some help getting it due to my friend, who is in business with this stuff. I'll see if I can upload my other tracks sometime.